David Sterman has worked as an investment analyst for nearly two decades. He started his Wall Street career in equity research at Smith Barney, culminating in a position as Senior Analyst covering European banks. While at Smith Barney, he learned of all the tricks used by Wall Street to steer the best advice to their top clients and their own trading desk.
David has also served as Managing Editor at TheStreet.com and Director of Research at Individual Investor. In addition, David worked as Director of Research for Jesup & Lamont Securities. David has made numerous media appearances over the years, primarily on CNBC and Bloomberg TV, and has a master's degree in management from Georgia Tech.
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In investing, there’s a time to focus on reward and a time to focus on risk. And in a clearly growing economy, it always pays to find the companies best positioned to grow steadily. In better times, investors have been amply rewarded for their… Read More
It’s the safest investment on the planet. There’s no arguing that. Take a look at how it has performed over the past month: The chart above compares this investment to some of the other safe havens — including gold and the Swiss franc. Read More
Since the middle of July, the business headlines have been relentlessly scary as governments, corporations and individuals scramble to stay afloat in a weak global economy. Yet for airline industry executives, each day brings more good news. Oil prices are falling and look set… Read More
Depending on whom you ask, the current stock market is either too expensive and headed for a further fall, or too cheap and poised for a rebound. The issue is irrelevant. The real question involves specific stocks — not the broader market. This is because, in these challenging times, some… Read More
Income stocks have a reputation. They’re boring. They’re stodgy. If you want to earn 4-5% a year — the conventional wisdom goes — then income stocks are for you. If you want to earn higher returns, then you better look elsewhere. In fact, income payers have even… Read More
When the market was in freefall in early August, I suggested intrepid investors could score gains by wading into stocks even as many were pulling out. Sure enough, the market went on to rebound later in August, but we’ve hit a rough patch again in early September. With the market… Read More
Aug. 9 marked the low point of our recent sell-off. During the trading day, the S&P 500 hit a low of 1,101. It represented a drop of 18% in a little more than two weeks. On that same day, in the middle of the sell-off, I bought… Read More
Think about your family and friends. How many of them have recently bought traditional computers and how many have bought tablets such as Apple’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPad? While many tech users (especially at companies) will still need to the horsepower of a good old-fashioned computer, tablets are… Read More
Today, I explore a recession-resistant fund with a double-digit yield... Read More
Washington has a mess on its hands. To close the budget gap and start paying down the nearly $15 trillion in debt we’ve already incurred, legislators will have to make some very tough choices regarding which programs to cut. Defense, education, transportation, social security, homeland security —… Read More
